function playFlash(movieUrl, width, height)
{
	// Version check based upon the values entered above in "Globals"
	// http://www.adobe.com/de/products/flashplayer/download/detection_kit
	// requiredMajorVersion, requiredMinorVersion, requiredRevision
	var hasReqestedVersion = DetectFlashVer(8, 0, 0);
	
	// Check to see if the version meets the requirements for playback
	if (hasReqestedVersion) 
	{
			// embed the Flash Content SWF when all tests are passed
		AC_FL_RunContent(
				"src", movieUrl,
				"width", width,
				"height", height,
				"align", "middle",
				"id", "detectionExample",
				"quality", "high",
				"bgcolor", "#FFFFFF",
				"name", "detectionExample",
				"allowScriptAccess","sameDomain",
				"type", "application/x-shockwave-flash",
				'codebase', 'http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/current/swflash.cab',
				"pluginspage", "http://www.adobe.com/go/getflashplayer"
		);
		/*
		// if we've detected an acceptable version
		var alternateContent =
		'<div id="flashstageBG">' + 
		'	<div id="flashstage">' +
		'		<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="'+movieUrl+'" width="'+width+'" height="'+height+'">' +
		'			<param name="movie" value="'+movieUrl+'" />' +
		'			<param name="wmode" value="transparent" />' +
		'		</object>' +
		'	</div>' +
		'</div>';
		// to avoid ie's flash content activation, the object tag must be set from outside the page.
		// so the code in alternateContent is set via the externWriteToDocument function. (http://msdn.microsoft.com/ieupdate)
		document.write('<scr'+'ipt type="text/javascript">externWriteToDocument(' + "'" + alternateContent + "'" + ');</scr'+'ipt>');
		*/
	} else {
		// flash is too old or we can't detect the plugin
		var alternateContent =
		'<div id="flashstageBG" style="width:'+width+'px; height:'+height+'px;">' + 
		'	<div style="position:relative; left:421px; top:241px; width:239px; height:59px; background-color:black; color:white;">' +
		' 		<div style="padding:4px;">Diese Animation benötigt einen Flash-Player der Version 8 oder höher. <a href=http://www.adobe.com/go/getflash/>Get Flash</a></div>' +
		'	</div>' +
		'</div>';
		document.write(alternateContent);
	}
}